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Historical Markers and War Memorials on the High Plains Region

 
By Duane Hall, July 15, 2017
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1 ► Colorado, Baca County, Campo — Changing Hands --- Changing Lands —
Near S. Main Street (U.S. 287) at 6th Street, on the right when traveling north.
2 ► Colorado, Baca County, Springfield — Baca County Trails —
On Main Street (U.S. 287) north of East 8th Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
3 ► Colorado, Bent County, Fort Lyon — Pike's First View —
Near County Road Ff.5 5 miles east of Colorado State Highway 101 and Bent County Road FF.
4 ► Colorado, Bent County, Hasty — Santa Fe Trail — Travelers through Time —
Near County Highway HH near County Highway 24.
5 ► Colorado, Bent County, Hasty — Santa Fe Trail —
On County Highway HH near County Highway 24.
6 ► Colorado, Bent County, Las Animas — Boggsville —
On Colorado Route 101 0.6 miles south of County Road 10.75, on the right when traveling north.
7 ► Colorado, Bent County, Las Animas — From Trail to Town — Santa Fe National Historic Trail — Boggsville Historic Site —
Near Colorado Route 101 1 mile south of County Road 10.75.
8 ► Colorado, Bent County, Las Animas — Santa Fe Trail — 1822 — 1872 —
On U.S. 50 at County Road 13, on the right when traveling west on U.S. 50.
9 ► Colorado, Bent County, Las Animas — Welcome to Bent County —
Near Carson Avenue (Colorado Route 101) north of 8th Street, on the right when traveling north.
10 ► Colorado, Bent County, Las Animas — Welcome to Boggsville —
Near Colorado Route 101 1 mile south of County Road 10.75, on the left when traveling south.
11 ► Colorado, Bent County, McClave — Fort Bent —
Near County Road 35.25 south of 5th Street (County Road JJ), on the right when traveling south.
12 ► Colorado, Cheyenne County, Arapahoe — 157th Infantry Memorial Highway —
On U.S. 40 0.3 miles east of County Road 60, on the right when traveling west.
13 ► Colorado, Cheyenne County, Cheyenne Wells — Bandstand Replica —
On South 1st Street East near West 1st Street North, on the right when traveling west.
14 ► Colorado, Cheyenne County, Cheyenne Wells — Cheyenne County Centennial Time Capsule —
Near South 1st Street East just east of West 1st Street North, on the left when traveling east.
15 ► Colorado, Cheyenne County, Cheyenne Wells — Cheyenne County Courthouse —
On South 1st Street East just east of West 1st Street North, on the left when traveling east.
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16 ► Colorado, Cheyenne County, Cheyenne Wells — Cheyenne County Jail — Built in 1894 —
On West 2nd Street North at North 1st Street West, on the left when traveling north on West 2nd Street North.
17 ► Colorado, Cheyenne County, Cheyenne Wells — Cheyenne County Veterans Memorial —
On South 2nd Street West just east of West 5th Street South, on the right when traveling east.
18 ► Colorado, Cheyenne County, Cheyenne Wells — Cheyenne County World War I Memorial —
On East 1st Street North at E 1st Street N, on the right when traveling west on East 1st Street North.
19 ► Colorado, Cheyenne County, Cheyenne Wells — Colorado — Entering the Centennial State —
On U.S. 40 just east of West 6th Street South, on the right when traveling east.
20 ► Colorado, Cheyenne County, Cheyenne Wells — 207 — Trails West —
On U.S. 40 at milepost 463.5, on the left when traveling east.
21 ► Colorado, Cheyenne County, Kit Carson — 150 — Kit Carson —
On U.S. 287 at milepost 130, on the right when traveling west.
22 ► Colorado, Cheyenne County, Kit Carson — Old Cattle Trail —
On State Highway 59 south of County Route CC, on the right when traveling south.
23 ► Colorado, Cheyenne County, Kit Carson — The Kit Carson Railroad Depot —
On Route 287 at milepost 130, on the right when traveling west.
24 ► Colorado, Crowley County, Crowley — Crowley — Biggest Little Town —
On Broadway at State Route 96, on the right when traveling north on Broadway.
25 ► Colorado, Crowley County, Crowley — Crowley Communities / National Sugar Company / Last Days of the Buffalo / Crowley Country —
On Colorado Route 96 at Broadway, on the right when traveling west on Colorado Route 96.
26 ► Colorado, Elbert County, Elizabeth — Elizabeth Main Street —
On East Main Street, on the right when traveling south.
27 ► Colorado, Elbert County, Elizabeth — Elizabeth Mercantile — 207 South Main Street —
On Main Street at East Broadway Street, on the left when traveling north on Main Street.
28 ► Colorado, Elbert County, Elizabeth — First National Bank — 188 South Main Street —
On Main Street at East Broadway Street, on the left when traveling south on Main Street.
29 ► Colorado, Elbert County, Elizabeth — Historic Section House —
On East Main Street, on the right when traveling south.
30 ► Colorado, Elbert County, Elizabeth — Olde Hotel Square —
On Main Street just south of East Kiowa Avenue (State Highway 86), on the left when traveling south.
31 ► Colorado, Elbert County, Kiowa — Elbert County Veterans Memorial —
On Comanche Street (State Highway 86) just east of Arapahoe Street, on the left when traveling east.
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32 ► Colorado, Elbert County, Kiowa — 272 — Kiowa —
On Colorado Street (County Route 86), on the right when traveling west.
33 ► Colorado, Elbert County, Kiowa — Pioneer Women of Colorado —
On Colorado Street (State Highway 86).
34 ► Colorado, Elbert County, Kiowa — The Peaceful Valley of Kiowa Creek —
On Comanche Steet (State Highway 86) just east of Arapahoe Street, on the left when traveling east.
35 ► Colorado, Elbert County, Kiowa — 272 — Trail Under Siege / Rising to the Challenge —
On Colorado Street (County Road 86) west of Pawnee Street, on the right when traveling west.
36 ► Colorado, Kiowa County, Chivington — A Chief’s Village — Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site —
Near County Highway W east of Chief White Antelope Way.
37 ► Colorado, Kiowa County, Chivington — An End to the Slaughter — Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site —
Near County Highway W east of Chief White Antelope Way.
38 ► Colorado, Kiowa County, Chivington — Attack and Pursuit — Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site —
Near County Highway W east of Chief White Antelope Way.
39 ► Colorado, Kiowa County, Chivington — Chaos, Disorder, and Disgust — Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site —
Near County Highway W east of Chief White Antelope Way.
40 ► Colorado, Kiowa County, Chivington — Cheyenne and Arapaho Village at Sand Creek — Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site —
Near County Highway W east of Chief White Antelope Way.
41 ► Colorado, Kiowa County, Chivington — Conflict Within and Without — Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site —
Near County Highway W east of Chief White Antelope Way.
42 ► Colorado, Kiowa County, Chivington — Conscience and Courage — Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site —
Near County Highway W west of County Road 56.
43 ► Colorado, Kiowa County, Chivington — Dawn November 29, 1864 — Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site —
Near County Highway W east of Chief White Antelope Way.
44 ► Colorado, Kiowa County, Chivington — Fort Lyon Reservation — Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site —
Near County Highway W east of Chief White Antelope Way.
45 ► Colorado, Kiowa County, Chivington — Healing — Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site
Near County Road W 1.3 miles east of County Road 54. Reported permanently removed.
46 ► Colorado, Kiowa County, Chivington — Humans and the Prairie — Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
Near County Highway W east of Chief White Antelope Way.
47 ► Colorado, Kiowa County, Chivington — Incredible Feats of Bravery — Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site —
Near County Highway W east of Chief White Antelope Way.
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48 ► Colorado, Kiowa County, Chivington — Incriminations and Culpability — Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site —
Near County Highway W east of Chief White Antelope Way.
49 ► Colorado, Kiowa County, Chivington — Past, Present, and Future Come Together — Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site —
Near County Highway W east of Chief White Antelope Way.
50 ► Colorado, Kiowa County, Chivington — Pleas for Peace — Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site
Near County Road W 1.3 miles east of County Road 54. Reported permanently removed.
51 ► Colorado, Kiowa County, Chivington — Remains — Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site
Near County Road W 1.3 miles east of County Road 54. Reported permanently removed.
52 ► Colorado, Kiowa County, Chivington — Returned to Sand Creek — Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site
Near County Highway W just east of Chief White Antelope Way. Reported permanently removed.
53 ► Colorado, Kiowa County, Chivington — Sacred Memory — Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site —
Near County Highway W east of Chief White Antelope Way.
54 ► Colorado, Kiowa County, Chivington — Sand Creek as Camp Site — Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site —
Near County Highway W east of Chief White Antelope Way.
55 ► Colorado, Kiowa County, Chivington — Testimony — Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site
Near County Road W 1.3 miles east of County Road 54. Reported permanently removed.
56 ► Colorado, Kiowa County, Chivington — The Attack
Near County Road W 1.3 miles east of County Road 54. Reported permanently removed.
57 ► Colorado, Kiowa County, Chivington — The Big Head Fight — Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site —
Near County Highway W east of Chief White Antelope Way.
58 ► Colorado, Kiowa County, Chivington — The Sand Creek Massacre — Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site
Near County Road W 1.3 miles east of County Road 54. Reported permanently removed.
59 ► Colorado, Kiowa County, Chivington — Troops Approach the Village — Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site —
Near County Road W east of Chief White Antelope Way.
60 ► Colorado, Kiowa County, Chivington — Welcome to the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site — Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
On Unnamed entrance road north of County Road W, in the median.
61 ► Colorado, Kiowa County, Chivington — Why A 33 Star Flag — Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site —
Near County Road W east of Chief White Antelope Way.
62 ► Colorado, Kiowa County, Chivington — Why? — Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior
On County Road W 1.3 miles east of County Road 54. Reported permanently removed.
63 ► Colorado, Kiowa County, Eads — Eads Roadside Park Exhibit —
Near E 15th Street (U.S. 287) 0.1 miles east of Maine Street, on the left when traveling east.
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64 ► Colorado, Kiowa County, Eads — High Plains Country —
Near E 15th Street (U.S. 287) 0.1 miles east of Maine Street, on the left when traveling east.
65 ► Colorado, Kiowa County, Eads — Kiowa County Veterans Memorial —
Near E 15th Street (U.S. 287) 0.1 miles east of Maine Street, on the left when traveling east.
66 ► Colorado, Kiowa County, Eads — Unity Lodge No. 142, A.F. & A.M. — Works Progress Administration —
On West 13th Street east of Slater Street, on the left when traveling east.
67 ► Colorado, Kit Carson County, Burlington — A Farming Revolution — Burlington Colorado —
On Ben Street west of Judy Street, on the left when traveling west.
68 ► Colorado, Kit Carson County, Burlington — As the Dust Settled — Burlington Colorado —
On Ben Street east of Judy Street, on the right when traveling east.
69 ► Colorado, Kit Carson County, Burlington — Burlington County Colorado Veterans Memorial —
On Rose Ave, on the right when traveling west.
70 ► Colorado, Kit Carson County, Burlington — Farm Equipment - Then and Now — Burlington Colorado —
On Ben Street west of Judy Street, on the left when traveling west.
71 ► Colorado, Kit Carson County, Burlington — Kit Carson County Carousel —
On Colorado Ave. at 15th Street on Colorado Ave..
72 ► Colorado, Kit Carson County, Burlington — Our Community Welcomes You — Burlington Colorado —
On Ben Street west of Mike Lounge Drive, on the left when traveling west.
73 ► Colorado, Kit Carson County, Burlington — Philadelphia Toboggan Co. Carousel #6 — 1905 — A National Historic Landmark —
On North 15th Street at Colorado Avenue, on the left when traveling north on North 15th Street.
74 ► Colorado, Kit Carson County, Burlington — The Dust Bowl Years — Burlington Colorado —
On Ben Street west of Tony Street, on the left when traveling west.
75 ► Colorado, Kit Carson County, Burlington — The Early People — Burlington Colorado —
On Ben Street west of Mike Lounge Drive, on the left when traveling west.
76 ► Colorado, Kit Carson County, Burlington — The Open Range — Burlington Colorado —
On Ben Street, on the left when traveling west.
77 ► Colorado, Kit Carson County, Burlington — The Winds of Change — Burlington Colorado —
On Ben Street west of Judy Street, on the left when traveling west.
78 ► Colorado, Kit Carson County, Burlington — What Lies Beneath — Burlington Colorado —
On Ben Street west of Judy Street, on the left when traveling west.
79 ► Colorado, Kit Carson County, Burlington — What's In a Name — Burlington Colorado —
On Ben Street at Tony Street, on the left when traveling west on Ben Street.
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80 ► Colorado, Kit Carson County, Flagler — Flagler Day Air Show Tragedy —
Near East 2nd Street, on the right when traveling west.
81 ► Colorado, Kit Carson County, Flagler — Flagler Hospital 1937-63 — Built in 1909 as Hotel Flagler —
On Main Avenue just north of West 3rd Street, on the left when traveling north.
82 ► Colorado, Lincoln County, Arriba — 245 — Arriba Country — Colorado —
Near County Road 63 at Interstate 70.
83 ► Colorado, Lincoln County, Hugo — Hugo Country —
Near 4th Street (U.S. 287) west of 7th Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
84 ► Colorado, Lincoln County, Hugo — Hugo Municipal Pool — Works Progress Administration — 1938 —
On 4th Street (U.S. 287) at 6th Avenue, on the right when traveling north on 4th Street.
85 ► Colorado, Lincoln County, Hugo — Lincoln County World War I Memorial —
On 4th Street (U.S. 40/287) just west of 4th Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
86 ► Colorado, Lincoln County, Hugo — Welcome to Lincoln County —
Near 4th Street (U.S. 287) west of 7th Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
87 ► Colorado, Lincoln County, Limon — Aeromotor Windmill —
Near 1st Street at G Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
88 ► Colorado, Lincoln County, Limon — Colorado Centennial Project — 1876-1976 Centennial —
Near 1st Street near Civic Center Drive, on the right when traveling east.
89 ► Colorado, Lincoln County, Limon — Currie Windmill —
Near 1st Street at Civic Center Drive, on the right when traveling east.
90 ► Colorado, Lincoln County, Limon — David Bradley Windmill —
Near 1st Street at G Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
91 ► Colorado, Lincoln County, Limon — Dempster Windmill —
Near 1st Street at G Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
92 ► Colorado, Lincoln County, Limon — Eclipse Windmill —
Near 1st Street near F Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
93 ► Colorado, Lincoln County, Limon — Fairbury Windmill —
Near 1st Street at G Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
94 ► Colorado, Lincoln County, Limon — Limon Railroad Depot — Former Rock Island Line and Union Pacific Station —
Near 1st Street near Civic Center Drive, on the right when traveling east.
95 ► Colorado, Lincoln County, Limon — Prairie Monument —
On 1st Street 0.1 miles south of Main Street (Business Interstate 70), on the right when traveling south.
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96 ► Colorado, Lincoln County, Limon — Rock Island Snow Plow No. 95580 —
Near 1st Street near D Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
97 ► Colorado, Logan County, Merino — 2 — Fort Wicked —
On Grand Army of the Republic Highway (State Highway 6) at County Road 2.5, on the right when traveling east on Grand Army of the Republic Highway.
98 ► Colorado, Logan County, Sterling — 1981 — "Dinkey Engine" —
On South Front Street at Factory Street ( Highway 6) on South Front Street.
99 ► Colorado, Logan County, Sterling — 34 — Battle of Summit Springs —
On Colorado Route 63 north of County Road 16, on the left when traveling north.
100 ► Colorado, Logan County, Sterling — I & M Building —
On Main Street at South 3rd Street, on the left when traveling west on Main Street.

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